Device for the tapping of urine and similar purposes



7, 1968 s. TJERNELD ETAL 3,398,745

DEVICE FOR THE TAPPING OF URINE AND SIMILAR PURPOSES Filed Oct. 4, 1965INVENTOR5 Sfig T 'erne/d Olle H661:

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ATTORNEYS United States Patent 3,398,745 DEVICE FOR THE TAPPING OF URINEAND SIMILAR PURPOSES Stig Tjerneld, Bromma, and Olle Hook, Stockholm,Sweden, assignors to Aktiebolaget Stille-Werner, Stockholm, Sweden FiledOct. 4, 1965, Ser. No. 492,696

1 Claim. (Cl. 128-295) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A device for thetapping of urine comprising a condom having a hose connected thereto byintroducing a piece of tube from within through the bottom of the condomso that the bottom of the condom is first pushed into the hose andpierced so as to clamp a portion of the condom bottom between the outersurface of the piece of tube and the inner surface of the encasing pieceof hose. An annular cushion of elastic and resilient material isdisposed in the bottom of said condom having a central openingcommunicating with the piece of tube and filling out the lower part ofthe condom. An annular flange on the piece of tube holds the annularcushion in the lower part of the condom. The flange on insertion of thepiece of tube into the hose to a suflicient extent is brought closer tothe bottom of the condom than the thickness of the annular cushion toclamp the cushion between the under surface of the flange and the bottomof the condom, at the same time as the annular flange is positionedbeneath the top surface of the annular cushion.

The present invention relates to a device for the tapping of urine andsimilar purposes, the device being of the kind to be applied on thepenis to serve as connecting member for a hose or the like leading to asuitable collecting container, such as a flexible bag, for instance.Such devices are used in connection with certain urination troubles andalso in connection with certain kinds of sexual diseases etc.

The devices of this kind as hitherto known are produced in such a waythat one end of a rather short piece of hose is placed against the outersurface of the bottom of a condom, whereupon a short piece of tubing isintroduced into the hose from within the condom in such a way that thebottom of the condom is first pulled into the hose and then pierced, andthereby a portion of the condom bottom is clamped between the exteriorof the piece of tubing and the interior of the encasing hose. In thismanner a connection between the condom and the hose is provided which issufliciently tight and reliable for all practical purposes.

Previously known devices of this kind are, however, impaired by theserious drawback that the piece of hose which, for the purpose of beinghandled and connected to an extension hose and also to avoid flatteningand thereby throttling, must be at least slightly less elastic than thecondom and consequently also somewhat resistant to twisting.Particularly when used on persons who need not be in bed but arepermitted to be up, and also when used on people who are in bed but aremobile, it happens of course that on bodily movement the piece of hosewill be subjected to some rotation owing to its resistance to twisting.This rotation can only occur at the price of a corresponding twist atthe end of the condom which consists of highly elastic and very thinmaterial. As a result, the outlet opening is closed. Even in the case ofa comparatively insignificant outward and lateral pull on the piece ofhose a corresponding closing of the outlet may occur. Finally, it shouldbe mentioned that the devices hitherto known have sometimes caused acertain irritation owing to the fact that the piece of hose has a rathersmall diameter so that an occurring pressure has been distributed over arather small area.

The object of the present invention is to provide a device of the kindindicated in which the inconveniences mentioned are eliminated, and forthis purpose the device according to the invention is essentiallycharacterized in that an annular cushion or pad of elastic material,such as foam plastic, for instance, is disposed in the bottom of thecondom, said cushion having a central opening in communication with thepiece of tubing and filling out the lower part of the condom.

According to the invention, it is convenient that for the purpose ofholding the annular cushion in the lower part of the condom, the pieceof tubing has an annular flange, and by inserting the piece of tubinginto the hose sufficiently far said flange may be brought closer to thecondom bottom than corresponds to the thickness of the annular cushionso as to clamp the cushion between the under surface of the flange andthe bottom of the condom, at the same time as the annular flange is keptdown below the top surface of the annular cushion.

The invention will be described in more detail below with reference tothe accompanying drawing which shows an embodiment selected as example.

The shown device for the tapping of urine and similar purposes consistsof a condom 10 shown in a slightly rolled-up condition. A piece of hose11 of rubber or plastic is connected to the bottom of the condom 10 andadapted to be connected to a suitable extension hose leading to acollecting container, such as a flexible bag having a non-return valve.

The communication between the condom 10 and the piece of hose 11 hasbeen effected in the known way by inserting a piece of tubing 12 fromwithin the condom through the bottom thereof and into the piece of hose11, a portion 13 of the condom bottom having been pulled in between theouter surface of the tubing 12 and the inner surface of the hose 11until the condom bottom has been pierced and the portion 13 has beensatisfactorily clamped between said two parts.

An annular cushion 14 consisting of a very elastic and resilientmaterial, such as foam plastic or the like, for instance, is disposed inthe bottom of the condom. The annular cushion 14 fills out the bottom ofthe condom, except for the central opening, of course, and therebyeffectively prevents the occurrence of twisting phenomena and the likewhich might otherwise cause a throttling or complete closing of theoutlet. The cushion 14 may be secured to the condom in any suitablemanner, but in the preferred case shown the cushion 14 is secured bydesigning the tubing 12 with an annular flange 15 which keeps thecushion clamped to the adjacent end of the piece of hose 11.Conveniently the tubing 12 is introduced into the hose 11 to such anextent that the flange 15 will lie slightly deeper than the uppersurface of the annular cushion 14.

Finally, it should be mentioned that certain dimensions have beenexaggerated in the drawing for purposes of clarity and it should also bepointed out that the invention is not limited to the embodiment shownand described as a number of modifications and alterations of detailsare possible within the scope of the inventive idea.

What we claim is:

1. A device for the tapping of urine and similar purposes comprising acondom, a hose connected to said condom by introducing a piece of tubefrom within through the bottom of the condom so that the bottom of thecondom is first pushed into said hose and pierced so as to clamp aportion of the condom bottom between the outer surface of the piece oftube and the inner surface of the encasing piece of hose, an annularcushion of elastic and resilient material disposed in the bottom of saidcondom, said cushion having a central opening communicating with saidpiece of tube and filling out the lower part of said condom, an annularflange on said piece of tube to hold said annular cushion in the lowerpart of said condom, said flange on insertion of said piece of tube intosaid hose to a sufiicient extent being brought closer to the bottom ofsaid condom than the thickness of said annular cushion to clamp saidcushion between the under surface of said flange and the bottom of saidcondom, at the same time as said annular flange is positioned beneaththe top surface of said annular cushion.

References Cited- UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,789,560 4/1957 Weimer 128-2952,839,060 6/1958 Ormo 128-294 3,032,038 5/1962 Swinu 128295 3,138,1606/1964 Stoutenburgh 128 -295 3,144,866 8/1964 Ellis 128247 3,339,5519/1967 Stoutenburgh 128295 CHARLES F. ROSENBAUM, Primary Examiner.

